Vi siete mai chiesti: quali son stati gli album più venduti, in tutto il mondo, nel 2012?

Muovendo dal presupposto che il mercato delle vendite di dischi non è più certo quello degli anni d’oro. Anzi, nel 2012 di dischi se ne son venduti davvero pochi.

Ebbene: per il secondo anno consecutivo, ha trionfato Adele, col suo album che pure era uscito e aveva sbancato l’anno precedente, nel 2011, “21”.

Seconda, benché parecchio distante dai numeri di Adele, troviamo Taylor Swift (nella foto), la nuova diva pop-country, col suo “Red”.

Terzi, naturalmente, i nuovi idoli dei teenagers superconnessi, gli One Direction.

Ma eccovi la classifica completa dei 40 album più venduti nel 2012, con le relative cifre.

1. Adele – 21 -XL Recordings – 9,2 million copies

2. Taylor Swift – Red – Big Machine – 3,8 million copies
3. One Direction – Up All Night – Syco Music – 3,6 million copies
4. Lana Del Rey – Born To Die – Stranger / Interscope – 2,9 million copies
5. One Direction – Take Me Home – Syco Music – 2,8 million copies
6. Mumford & Sons – Babel – Glass Note / Island – 2,7 million copies
7. Pink – The Truth About Love -RCA – 2,4 million copies
8. Justin Bieber – Believe – Island / Def Jam – 2,3 million copies
9. Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto – Parlophone / Capitol – 2,2 million copies
10. Maroon 5 – Overexposed – A&M / Octone – 2,0 million copies
11. Michael Bublé – Christmas – Reprise – 1,9 million copies
12. Emeli Sande – Our Version Of Events – Virgin – 1,9 million copies
13. Gotye – Making Mirrors – Universal Music Australia – 1,8 million copies
14. Ed Sheeran – Plus – Asylum – 1,7 million copies
15. David Guetta – Nothing But The Beat – EMI Music – 1,7 million copies
16. Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball – Columbia – 1,6 million copies
17. Linkin Park – The Living Things – Warner Bros. – 1,6 million copies
18. Rod Stewart – Merry Christmas Baby – Verve – 1,6 million copies
19. Black Keys – El Camino – Nonesuch – 1,6 million copies
20. Fun. – Some Nights – Fueled By Ramen – 1,6 million copies
21. Madonna – Mdna – Interscope – 1,6 million copies
22. Rihanna – Unapologetic – Island / Def Jam – 1,6 million copies
23. Rihanna – Talk That Talk – Def Jam – 1,6 million copies
24. Adele – 19 – XL Recordings – 1,5 million copies
25. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – Cash Money / Island – 1,4 million copies
26. Lionel Richie – Tuskegee – Mercury – 1,4 million copies
27. Katy Perry – Teenage Dream – Capitol – 1,4 million copies
28. Whitney Houston – The Greatest Hits – RCA – 1,3 million copies
29. Muse – The 2nd Law – Helium 3 / Warner Bros. – 1,3 million copies
30. LMFAO – Sorry For Party Rocking – Interscope – 1,3 million copies
31. Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials – Universal Republic / Island – 1,3 million copies
32. Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Elektra / Warner Bros. – 1,2 million copies
33. Mr.Children – 2005-2010 Macro – Toy’s Factory Japan – 1,2 million copies
34. Carrie Underwood – Blown Away – Arista Nashville – 1,2 million copies
35. Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines – Capitol Nashville – 1,1 million copies
36. Mr.Children – 2001-2005 Micro – Toy’s Factory Japan – 1,1 million copies
37. Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day – Atlantic – 1,1 million copies
38. AKB 48 – 1830m – King Records Japan – 1,1 million copies
39. Of Monsters & Men – My Head Is An Animal – Universal Republic – 1,1 million copies
40. Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures – Island – 1,0 million copies